Winnipeg Jets Connor Hellebuyck named NHL First Star of the Week

For the second time this season Jets goalie Connor Hellebuyck has been named an NHL Star of the Week. In mid October he was named Second Star and today the NHL announced he’s been named First Star. And that’s not a surprise given the number he’s put up.

From the NHL:

The Winnipeg Jets, in conjunction with the National Hockey League, today announced that goaltender Connor Hellebuyck has been named the NHL’s First Star of the Week for the week ending Nov. 10.

Hellebuyck, 31, began the week with a 21-save shutout in a 3-0 win over the Utah Hockey Club on Tuesday. On Thursday, the reigning Vezina Trophy winner stopped all 35 shots in Winnipeg’s 1-0 shutout victory against Colorado to earn the 40th shutout of his career. He also posted consecutive shutouts for the first time in his NHL career.

Finally, Hellebuyck stopped 32-of-33 shots in Sunday’s 4-1 win over the Dallas Stars. In that game, he also set the franchise record for the longest shutout streak (191:47). Hellebuyck finished the week a perfect 3-0-0 with a pair of shutouts, a 0.33 goals-against average and a .989 save percentage.

Hellebuyck won his second Vezina Trophy and his first William Jennings trophy last season and he was also named to the NHL’s First All-Star Team. The Commerce, Mich. native leads NHL goaltenders in wins (11), shutouts (3), while his GAA (1.85), and SV% (.935) are best among goalies with more than five games played.

Hellebuyck has helped Winnipeg become the first club in NHL history to win 14 of their first 15 games.

And he also set the Jets shutout record at 1:91:47 which came to an end late in the game against the Stars.